Sheriff's deputies and paramedics from the Loveland/Symmes Fire Department found Anant Singh dead at his residence May 4.

According to authorities, Durgan-Dawson has prior felony and misdemeanor convictions in Hamilton County. He was Singh's employee, acting as his property manager for his real estate business.

A family friend told FOX19 NOW at the beginning of the month that they couldn't imagine Singh being targeted in any way.

"You couldn't imagine a person like Anant being the target of such an event. He was a very gentle man, decent man," said family friend Harjinder Singh. “Anant never had a bad word to say about anyone. He was always smiling. So I can't understand how this came to pass.”